Author : Karolina Anna Mroziewicz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789048551316
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (513 download)
Book Synopsis Premodern Rulership and Contemporary Political Power by : Karolina Anna Mroziewicz
Download or read book Premodern Rulership and Contemporary Political Power written by Karolina Anna Mroziewicz and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the medieval period, the monarch was seen as the embodiment of the community of his kingdom, the body politic. And while we've long since shed that view, it nonetheless continues to influence our understanding of contemporary politics. This book offers thirteen case studies from premodern and contemporary Europe that demonstrate the process through which political corporations-bodies politic-were and continue to be constructed and challenged. Drawing on history, archaeology, literary criticism, and art history, the contributors survey a wide geographical and chronological spectrum to offer a panoramic view of these dynamic political entities."--Bloomsbury Publishing.